I REALY would love to have this in N scale. it is already made in HO.... 4554 Chesapeake & Ohio Class L-1 Hudson, #490
What I would like to see in N scale is grab irons. I'm sure they exist. I just wish I could see them.
The wish list is long for me, I would like to see an AC-9 the most. If manufacturers would scale down some of their HO offerings, that would be great. MT-1/4/5 SP/B&M Berkshire 4-10-2 SP 2-10-2 I think we will have to wait another decade before BLI releases their cab forwards. I would also like to see a manufacturer make some RTR Nn3 engines. lastly, I would like to see an importer offer some N scale brass. Brass is still being done in HO and O, but N has been forgotten. What we don’t need is another UP Big Boy.
Some American generic 2-6-0s and 2-8-0s, maybe Kato could just do some new shells and tenders for their superb running JR steamers.
Owned by the DSS&A, EJ&E, MN&S, Santa Fe, SSW and Trona, that's a good one. The EJ&E ran close by our house when I was young, so I'd be up for a pair.
Sound decoders are almost making battery (capacitor) backup standard already. While a motor with a flywheel can ride through short-duration power interruptions, the sound portion cannot, without the large capacitor to keep it powered continuously through the interruptions. Any two-rail track, in a layout that includes reverse running, will require some means of switching polarity to avoid a short. So what would it gain? There is one system that uses bluetooth to communicate throttle commands to the locomotive encoder, but the power comes from the rails, and if the layout supports reverse running, you still have the same problem. AC or DC, you still have to be able to switch polarity/phase to support reverse running. But three-rail track does not have that problem...
The problem with BLW is it was definitely a custom builder. The EJ&E center cabs, for example, looked noticeably different. They had one model, DR6-4-2000 IIRC, that looked very different for every customer who bought it.
I did just think of another road name, as the DSS&A's four were painted in Soo. Today's modelers demand detail perfection, so I suppose the DT-6-6-2000 would indeed be a non-starter, but all but the J's first one had supercharged engines, resulting in the same single stack arrangement for all others. The newer RT-624 as bought by the PRR and MN&S looks exactly the same as supercharged DT-6-6-2000s. I suppose dynamic brake detail and maybe trucks (?) would be detail bugaboos. With my aging vision, I wouldn't care about any of this as long as they were orange.
Yes. That would be a lame excuse. Yes, Commonwealth and Trimount trucks look very different, but those are completely separate castings.
The DT 6-6-2000 and the RT-624 shells, side frames and etched details are available on Shapeways. The etch has to be ordered from the guy who makes them. They fit on an Atlas C630 or C628 mechanism.
I have two wishes - Alco C424 in Belt Railway of Chicago, and the GP 10's that IM once advertised in N. The good news is that I saw IM at the Denver train show and he hinted that they are going to try again.
ME Code 55 #8, #10 and #12 turnouts ME Code 55 curved turnouts ME Code 55 double and single crossovers Never going to happen tho lol
I would like to see Atlas take their True Track to the Unitrack level. My last layout was code 55 and although it looked great, it was incredibly finicky. Thus the reason I went with Unitrack this time (with a few sections of code 80).
I agree, True Track looks fabulous and it would be great if it were anywhere close to Unitrack’s reliability. Your post reminded me that, in addition to modern people and Brightline, I would really like Kato to expand their double track line to include more sections like they have for single track. The FEC is all double track with concrete ties and would have been perfect for me if there was a variety of fitter sections available like there is for wooden tie single track.
This would be huge. Rechargeable battery powered remote controlled locomotives with good sound would change the hobby. Imagine not needing to install complicated track wiring or soldering joints or constantly cleaning track. Total game changer right there.
